Nail Your Novel: Why Writers Abandon Books and how you can Draft, Fix and Finish With Confidence

Are you writing a novel? Do you want to make sure you finish? Will you get lost and fizzle out? Will you spend more time reading about how to write than actually getting the words down?

Most books on novel-writing will make you read hundreds of pages about character arcs, inciting incidents, heroes’ journeys. It’s great to know that – but while you’re reading about it you’re not writing your book.

And what these books don’t tell you is how to use this learning and get the job done. Nail Your Novel holds your hand all the way. It’s a writing buddy – and mentor – to get you from beginning to end.

Along the way, Thumbnail Notes give tutorials about storytelling and storycraft – strictlywhen you need them. I’ve written more than a dozen novels that have made it into print – and this is how I did it.

You don’t even need to read the whole book before you get started. You read a section, then do as it says. And, once you’re finally satisfied, Nail Your Novel will tell you how to sell it to publishers and agents.

You’ve dreamed of writing a novel. Don’t procrastinate with another theory book. Don’t launch in, get stuck and throw your hard work in a drawer. Nail your novel.

From Webbweaver: ‘We are constantly being bombarded with questions from aspiring authors about the writing process and how to stick with it. This book answers all those questions and more.’ Read the full review here

What I love about this book, and about people like Roz, is the no-nonsense, confident approach to resolving issues and some of these are as pressing for writers of fiction as they are for those of non-fiction.

In Nail Your Novel you’ll find the five big problems that affect us all: losing enthusiasm, confidence or track, catching project-envy (I’ve got this badly), and lamenting a lack of time.

But this book doesn’t simply dwell on problems to great philosophical depths, for its strength is the offering of solutions that you can implement this very second.

When I sent the link to a non-fiction writer I know, she told me that the emphasis on planning and not jumping in too early was the greatest advice anyone can receive. Thus my dear reader I urge to go and grab your copy even if you think that your book about railways couldn’t possibly benefit from a bit of research into how a good novel is crafted. Read it anyway, it may just surprise you.

Your book looks very interesting. During the last year I’ve read about 15-20 books about the craft of writing fiction…and I still haven’t been able to write 1000 words of my story. However, I’ve just finished a fiction writing online workshop and I think I’m ready to write my first draft. I’m sure I’m going to find many problems in the way. Seems that your book could really help to go through the whole process.

I read this post and was sold instantly – I immediately went over and bought your book from Smashwords. I’m a newbie writer whose main problem is a series of unfinished, permanent WIPS, so I think this is exactly what I need to read to help me on my writing journey. Can’t wait to get stuck in, and many thanks in advance for all your hard work!